Articles tagged: special olympics

Images from Special Olympics field day at Gabriel Richard

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Posted: Apr 17, 2013

Around 530 Fr. Gabriel Richard High School students worked together to provide a day of field events and activities to dozens of Washtenaw County Special Olympics athletes at the school on Wednesday. Read more »

182-mile Race Across Michigan raises money for Special Olympics

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Posted: Mar 23, 2013

Sixty-three runners from the University of Michigan Running Club were on their feet to begin a run at 6 a.m. Saturday from Hart Plaza in Detroit to South Haven, 182 miles away. Read more »

Column with Videos: 'Polar Plunging' with Special Olympians at the Big House is a freezing good time

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Posted: Feb 23, 2013

The worst part of the Polar Plunge is definitely the feet. As soon as you take your shoes off you're hit by the sudden feeling that you may never see all 10 of your toes in the same place again. The best part is the faces of the Special Olympics athletes and their families participating in the event. Read more »

Polar plunging for Special Olympics Michigan, and all the unicorns in the world

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Posted: Feb 21, 2011

At noon it still hasn't sunk in. I'm in full denial, sitting on my couch in pajama pants and slippers, sipping fancy coffee, eating toast and looking for something decent to stream on NetFlix. I'm ... Read more »

Column: Polar Plunge 2011 - Will it rank as the dumbest thing I've ever done?

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Posted: Feb 07, 2011

This will be the dumbest thing I've ever done. And I've done some pretty dumb things. 1) Lived in a one bedroom apartment with four cats2) Dated a cellist in a folk-pop band3) Purchased $1,000 ... Read more »

Already a celebrity, Kolan McConiughey takes his bowling prowess to a national stage

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Posted: Jul 17, 2010

Kolan McConiughey, shown in this Ann Arbor News file photo after bowling one of his seven 300 games, flies off to the national Special Olympics today. This morning, Kolan McConiughey will board a private charter ... Read more »